. Bui resa e e ust IS SImp e. In en . eep UI erce es- Benzes. ercedes-Benz has earned a stellar reputation in a very straightforward way: by stressing strength, safety, reli- ability and durability in every car it builds. Year after year after year. Your primary reward is the car itself, of course-and a driving and ownership experi- ence unique in the automotive world. But sticking to such enduring values has paid a unique extra dividend in the remarkably enduring dollar value of ercedes-Benz cars. Year after year after year. Over a ten-year period, in fact, ercedes-Benz cars as a line have been shown to retain a higher percentage of original value than any other line of cars sold in America::- And this 1991 study shows that while the value of the average 1984 car declined ENGINEERED LIKE NO OTHER CAR IN THE WORLD a . . . In by 69 percent in five years, average Mercedes-Benz value declined by just 46 percent. Of course, no one can pre- dict the future-or the future value of any car. But one predic- tion can be made with utter cer- tainty: as long as ercedes- Benz continues to stress strength, safety, reliability and durability in every car it builds, the future will take care of itself Come in and test-drive a Mercedes-Benz or call our toll- free number, 1-800-232-7474, for more information. @1991 Mercedes-Benz of N .A., Inc., Montvale, N.J. *Urban SCIence Applications, Inc., 1991. Based on analysIs of resale data for cars 10 continuous production 1979-1988.